Taking down a legacy platform in the North Sea is part of the natural stage of maturation in the Brent oil and gas field, Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday. Shell said the process for decommissioning the Delta platform — one of four installations at the field — begins with a 30-day public consultation period beginning Feb. 16. The Brent basin in the North Sea is one of the most mature in the world and its crude oil blends make up the global benchmark price for oil. The Dutch oil major said the Brent field accounted for about 10 percent of the oil and gas produced in the British waters of the North Sea since operations began in 1976. Alistair Hope, decommissioning director for Shell, said […]